Norfolk & Western Railway

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APNC IA2 Overpass (Appanoose County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over IA2 on Railroad
Open to traffic

APNC Moulton Jct. Bridge (Appanoose County, Iowa)
Abandoned deck girder bridge over former Rock Island RR on former APNC RR
Abandoned with rails removed

Black Bridge (Fayette County, Pennsylvania)
Built Ca 1930, Abandoned Mid 70's
Abandoned parker through truss bridge over Youghiogheny River, CSX Railroad, Mount Creek on Formerly Norfolk and Western
Abandoned

Burlington Avenue Viaduct (Cass County, Indiana)
Built to carry South 3rd Street/Burlington Avenue and the Interurban track of the FT. W&WV Traction Company thus the 3 lane width.
Pony plate girder bridge over Burlington Avenue/South 3rd Street, formerly Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company tracks as well on Norfolk Southern Railway (Norfolk and Western, Wabash Railroads) in Logansport
Replaced, Open to traffic

CR 3/05 Tunnel (Mingo County, West Virginia)
Built for railway, coal mined out, rail closed and was converted to roadway
Tunnel on CR 3/05 (former N&W Railroad)
Open to traffic

Defenbaugh Street Viaduct (Howard County, Indiana)
Very low underpass that has been undercut many times to allow truck traffic to go under, finally destroyed by concrete truck and removed.. Another similiar structure on rail line just East of here has been removed.
Bridge over Defenbaugh Street with low clearance, mostly wooden construction. Damaged in truck hit, and partially removed July 2011..
Bridge hit by concrete truck and damaged bridge. Center span over roadway was removed. Unknown if span is still intact nearby - July 10, 2011

Indiana Union Traction & Ft. Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Bridge over Wabash Railroad (Cass County, Indiana)
Built to carry two interurban lines over the former Wabash Railway. Interurban lines came together to the East of bridge and used this line to get to Logansport. Built over old Wabash and Erie Canal right of way. Canal lock remnants still nearby.
Lost Bridge over Norfolk Southern, ex N&W and Wabash Railroad. on Indiana Union Traction/Indiana Railroad and Ft. Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction/Indiana Services Corporation Interurban in Logansport
Removed

Indiana Union Traction Atlanta crossover (Tipton County, Indiana)
Built to carry the Indiana Union Traction's line up and over County Road 100 West and the old Lake Erie and Western Railroad which parrallels rail line from Kokomo to Noblesville.
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Hoosier Heritage Port Authority/Indiana Transportation Musuem(nee Peru and Indianapolis, LE&W, Nickel Plate Road, N&W, Norfolk Southern, CERA Railroads) and Country Road 100 West, as well as Blischer ditch on Indiana R
Lost

Indiana Union Traction West Elwood Flyover (Tipton County, Indiana)
Built to carry the interurban over the LE&W tracks on it's line from Tipton to Alexandria. Bridge and North approach removed long time ago. South approach and all fill recently reportedly removed, no trace remains today.
Lost Bridge over Current Norfolk Southern Railway (ex- Norfolk and Western Railway, Nickel Plate, Lake Erie and Western Railroad) on Former Indiana Railroad(nee Indiana Union Traction Interurban, others) in West Elwood
Lost

Kokomo Belt Railroad PSI track Kokomo Creek Bridge (Howard County, Indiana)
Built on a stub off of the Kokomo Belt's line into Continental Steel, this track went to the former Public Service Indiana(now DUKE) site on Defenbaugh Street. Tracks were pulled a few years ago. Sits on Highland Parks West side.
Deck plate girder bridge over Kokomo Creek on Kokomo Belt Railroad, part of Pennsylvania RR(later PC, Conrail) with trackage rights by Nickel Plate, N&W. in Kokomo
Closed to all traffic

Metra/Iowa Interstate Railroad Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Through truss bridge over Iowa Interstate RR (former Rock Island) on Metra Southwest Line (former Norfolk & Western) in New Lenox
Open to traffic

N&S trestle over SR871 (Scott County, Virginia)
Built unknown
Deck plate girder bridge over SR 871 on N&S
Open to traffic

N&W Franklin Road Overpass (Roanoke County, Virginia)
Bridge over Franklin Road on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

N&W Railroad Bridge (Person County, North Carolina)
Built 1936
Concrete rigid frame bridge over US 158 on N&W Railroad


N&W Railroad Bridge (Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1920
Through truss bridge over PA 3081 on N&W Railroad
Open to traffic

N&W Railroad Bridge (Delaware County, Indiana)
Unknown
Pratt through truss bridge over West Fork White River on N&W railroad


N&W Railroad CR 205 (Three Locks Rd.) Bridge (Ross County, Ohio)
Built 1929
Through truss bridge over CR 205 (Three Locks Rd.) on the N&W Railroad
Open to traffic

N&W Railroad Roanoke River Bridge (Roanoke, Virginia)
Built 1906 by the Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.
Baltimore through truss bridge over Roanoke River on Norfolk Southern Railroad
Open to traffic

N&W RR Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1912
Girder bridge over Coit Road (CR 328) on the N&W Railroad
Open to traffic

N&W RR: St. Mary's River Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built 1895
Camelback through truss bridge over St Mary's River on Norfolk & Western Railroad
Open to traffic

Nickel Plate IMC Allisonville Road underpass (Hamilton County, Indiana)
Still has a "N&W" sign denoting it's past ownership by the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Plate girder bridge over Allisonville Road on Hoosier Heritage Port Authority property/Indiana Transportation Museum operator(nee Norfolk Southern, N&W, NKP, Peru and Indianapolis Railroad) in Noblesville
Open to traffic

Nickel Plate IMC Country Road 900 North underpass (Miami County, Indiana)
Steel stringer bridge over Miami County Road 900 North on Nickel Plate Trail soon, formerly Norfolk Southern(nee N&W, Nickel Plate Road, Lake Erie and Western, others)
Nickel Plate Trail now open

Nickel Plate IMC Crazy Creek bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Timber stringer bridge over Crazy Creek on Nickel Plate Trail soon, formerly Norfolk Southern(nee N&W, Nickel Plate Road, Lake Erie and Western, others) in Denver
Open to pedestrians

Nickel Plate IMC Eel River Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
This former bridge on the
Deck plate girder bridge over Eel River on "Nickel Plate Trail", formerly Norfolk Southern Railway (Nee N&W, NKP, Lake Erie & Western, others) in Denver
Open to pedestrians

Nickel Plate IMC Little Weesau Creek bridge near CR 800 North (Miami County, Indiana)
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Weesau Creek on Nickel Plate Trail soon, formerly Norfolk Southern(nee N&W, Nickel Plate Road, Lake Erie and Western, others)
Open to pedstrians on the Nickle Plate Trail

Nickel Plate IMC Pipe Creek Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Once part of the Peru and Indianapolis Railroad to connect those two cities(2nd oldest in Indiana), Later saw NYC trains use this line as well. Last used by Central Railroad of Indy RR before abandonment in 1999. IMC denotes Indy to Michigan City.
Deck girder bridge over Pipe Creek on Nickel Plate Trail, formerly Norfolk Southern(nee N&W, Nickel Plate Road, Lake Erie and Western, Peru and Indianapolis, others) in Bunker Hill
Open to pedestrians

Nickel Plate IMC State Road 19 underpass (Hamilton County, Indiana)
Built 1936. On the second oldest rail line in Indiana, the bridge now has a walkway attached to the East(North)side of structure for trail from downtown Noblesville to Forrest Park. ITM runs excursions often over this bridge.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over State Road 19 on Hoosier Heritage Port Authority property/Indiana Transportation Museum operator(nee Norfolk Southern, N&W, NKP, Peru and Indianapolis Railroad) in Noblesville
Open to traffic

Nickel Plate IMC Wildcat Creek Bridge (Howard County, Indiana)
Unknown builder, replaced covered bridge formerly at this location. This bridge survived the great flood of 1913 due to Lake Erie and Western Railroad loading bridge down with loaded coal cars.
Pratt through truss bridge over Wildcat Creek on Central Railroad of Indianapolis Railroad, soon possibly trail in Kokomo
Intact

Nickel Plate Road Cicero Creek bridge (Tipton County, Indiana)
Bridge had a another right beside it for the Indiana Union Traction when it was in service, since removed.
Plate girder bridge over Cicero Creek on Hoosier Heritage Port Authority owned, Indiana Transportation Museum operated(nee NS, N&W, NKP, LE&W, Peru and Indianapolis Railroads)
Open to traffic

Nickel Plate Road Morse Reservoir/Cicero Creek bridge (Hamilton County, Indiana)
This bridge was probably constructed to replace an earlier bridge over creek. Later, Reservoir constructed (1956) and this bridge was probably built to handle new demands
Deck plate girder bridge over Current Morse Reservoir, past Cicero Creek on Hoosier Heritage Port Authority property/Indiana Transportation Museum operator(ex-Norfolk Southern, N&W, NKP, Lake Erie & Western, Peru and Indianapolis Railroad) in Cicero
Open to traffic

Nickle Plate Cloverleaf Wildcat Creek Bridge (Howard County, Indiana)
Single track, on small grade. Part of former rail line stretching from Toledo, Ohio to St. Louis, Missouri. Last train over this segment was in or about 1999, has been dormant since with nearby bridge and road crossing removed.
Deck plate girder bridge over Wildcat Creek on Winamac Southern Railway(nee Central Railroad of Indianapolis, Norfolk Southern, N&W, Nickel Plate Road, Toledo St. Louis and Western Cloverleaf route), soon possibly trail in Kokomo
Closed to all traffic. This segment of railroad recently purchased by Winamac Southern Railway, but no trains have been over this bridge in at least a decade.

Nofolk Southern CR 27/5 Bridge (Mercer County, West Virginia)
Deck girder bridge over CH27/5 on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

Norfolk Southern Cal-Sag Canal Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Warren through truss bridge over Cal-Sag Channel on Norfolk Southern/Metra RR's
Open

Norfolk Southern Railway Tunnel (Harrison County, Ohio)
Bypassed Tunnel on Norfolk Southern Railway (former Norfolk & Western Railway)
Closed to all traffic, bypassed

Norfolk-Southern Ohio River Bridge (Wayne County, West Virginia)
Built 1904, rebuilt 1912-13
Pennsylvania - Baltimore through truss bridges over the Ohio River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

NRT Fries Junction Trestle (Carroll County, Virginia)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over New River on New River Trail State Park
Open to pedestrians only

NRT Hiwassee Trestle (Pulaski County, Virginia)
Built 1931
Long through truss bridge over Claytor Lake on Rail Trail
Open to pedestrians only

NRT Ivanhoe Trestle (Wythe County, Virginia)
Bridge over New River on New River Trail State Park
Open to pedestrians only

NS Black River Lift Bridge (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built 1974
Through truss bridge over Black River on Railroad
Open to traffic

NS Blacklick Creek Bridge (Fairfield County, Ohio)
Warren through truss bridge over Blacklick Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

NS Blacklick Creek Bridge (Mercer County, West Virginia)
Deck girder bridge over Blacklick Creek and Rocky Branch Road on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

NS Christie Road Overpass (Mercer County, West Virginia)
Built 1927
Deck plate girder bridge over Christie Road/East River on Railroad (NS)
Open to traffic

NS CR11 Overpass (Mercer County, West Virginia)
Built 1906
Deck plate girder bridge over CR11/Lefthand Fork Widemouth Creek on Railroad (NS)
Open to traffic

NS CR11 Overpass #2 (Mercer County, West Virginia)
Built 1950
Deck plate girder bridge over CR11/Lefthand Fork Widemouth Creek on Ns Railway
Open to traffic

NS East River Bridge (Mercer County, West Virginia)
Deck girder bridge over I-77 and unknown creek on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

NS Fivemile Creek Viaduct (Mercer County, West Virginia)
Built 1918
Deck plate girder bridge over WV112/Fivemile Creek on Railroad (NS)
Open to traffic

NS Goodwins Chapel Road Overpass (Mercer County, West Virginia)
Built 1970
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Goodwins Chapel Road/East River on Railroad
Open to traffic

NS James River Trestle (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Built 1911
Deck plate girder bridge over James River on Norfolk Southern Railroad
Open to traffic

NS Kanawha River Bridge (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Warren through truss bridge over Kanawha River on Railroad
Open to traffic

NS Morgan Road Overpass (Mercer County, West Virginia)
Built 1912
Deck plate girder bridge over Morgan Road/Pigeon Creek on Railroad (NS)
Unknown status

NS Old Smokeless Road Overpass (Mercer County, West Virginia)
Built 1945
Steel stringer bridge over Ns Railway on Railroad (NS)
Open to traffic

Ns Railroad Bridge (Mercer County, West Virginia)
Built 1882
Tunnel under Railroad (NS) on CR11


NS US19 Overpass (Mercer County, West Virginia)
Built 1925
Steel stringer bridge over US19 on Railroad (NS)
Open to traffic

NS US6 Overpass (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built 1958
Deck plate girder bridge over US6 on Railroad
Open to traffic

NS WV 112 Overpass (Mercer County, West Virginia)
Built 1934
Steel stringer bridge over WV112 on Railroada
Open to traffic

NS WV61 Overpass (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Built 1930
Steel stringer bridge over WV61 on NS Railroad
Open to traffic

Red Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1891; Abandoned in 1995; Converted to trail use in 2006
Pratt Through Truss Bridge over Des Moines River on Principal Riverwalk
Open to pedestrians

Russell Lane Bridge (Lincoln County, Mississippi)
Built ca. 1940; replaced 1992
Lost wooden bridge over the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad on Russel Lane NW
Replaced by new bridge

Seman R&R Bridge (Adams County, Ohio)
Built 1930
Simple bridge used to cross Buck Run
Open to traffic

South Fork Shenandoah River Bridge (Warren County, Virginia)
Built 1941
Deck truss bridge over S F Shenandoah Rv & N&W on VA 55 in Front Royal
Open to traffic

Virginia Creeper Trail Beaverdam Creek Bridge (Washington County, Virginia)
Through truss bridge over Beaverdam Creek on Virginia Creeper Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Virginia Creeper Trail Holston River Bridge (Washington County, Virginia)
Bridge over Holston River on Virginia Creeper Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Virginia Creeper Trail Laurel Creek Bridge (Washington County, Virginia)
Warren pony truss bridge over Laurel Creek on Virginia Creeper Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Virginia Creeper Trail Laurel Creek Bridge #2 (Washington County, Virginia)
Through truss bridge over Laurel Creek on Virginia Creeper Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Wabash Bridge (Wapello County, Iowa)
Built circa 1860
Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Pedestrian Traffic including Bicycles in Ottumwa
Open to pedestrians

Wabash Central Railroad Wabash River Bridge (Wells County, Indiana)
Once part of the "Cloverleaf" division of the Nickel Plate Road between St. Louis and Toledo. Today a short line rarely uses it to access a business in Craigville at the current end of the line.
Deck plate girder bridge over Wabash River on Wabash Central Railroad(nee Norfolk Southern Railway, N&W, Nickel Plate Road, Toledo St. Louis and Western)
Open to traffic

Wabash Chequest Creek Bridge (Davis County, Iowa)
Line abandoned 1982, bridge removed shortly thereafter.
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Chequest Creek on former N&W/Wabash RR
Demolished

Wabash Fox Creek Trestle (Davis County, Iowa)
Line abandoned 1982, bridge removed shortly thereafter.
Lost Timber stringer bridge over unknown tributary of Fox Creek on former N&W/Wabash RR
Demolished

Wabash Fox River Bridge (Davis County, Iowa)
Line abandoned 1982, bridge removed shortly thereafter.
Lost Through truss bridge over Fox River on former N&W/Wabash RR
Demolished

Wabash Jaguar Trail Overpass (Davis County, Iowa)
Line abandoned 1982, bridge removed shortly thereafter.
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Jaguar Trail on former N&W/Wabash RR
Demolished

Wabash Jefferson Street Overpass (Davis County, Iowa)
Line abandoned 1982, bridge removed shortly thereafter.
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Jefferson Street on former N&W/Wabash RR
Demolished

Wabash Little Soap Creek Bridge (Wapello County, Iowa)
Line abandoned 1982, bridge removed shortly thereafter
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Little Soap Creek on former N&W/Wabash RR
Demolished

Wabash North Chequest Creek Bridge (Davis County, Iowa)
Line abandoned 1982, bridge removed shortly thereafter.
Lost Timber stringer bridge over North Chequest Creek on former N&W/Wabash RR
Demolished

Wabash Private Drive Overpass (Davis County, Iowa)
Line abandoned 1982, bridge removed shortly thereafter.
Lost Timber stringer bridge over private road on former N&W/Wabash RR
Demolished

Wabash Railroad 5th district GTW overpass (La Porte County, Indiana)
Once part of the Wabash's line from Chicago to Detroit, abandoned by NS in the 1980's.
Abandoned warren through truss bridge over Canadian National Railway on Abandoned former Wabash Railroad 5th district Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Wabash Soap Creek Bottoms Trestle (Davis County, Iowa)
Line abandoned 1982, bridge removed shortly thereafter.
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Soap Creek Bottoms on former N&W/Wabash RR
Demolished

Wabash Soap Creek Bridge (Davis County, Iowa)
Line abandoned 1982, bridge removed shortly thereafter.
Lost Through truss bridge over Soap Creek on former N&W/Wabash RR
Demolished

Wabash Soap Creek North Trestle (Davis County, Iowa)
Line abandoned 1982, bridge removed shortly thereafter.
Lost Timber stringer bridge over unknown tributary of Soap Creek on former N&W/Wabash RR
Demolished

Wabash Soap Creek South Trestle (Davis County, Iowa)
Line abandoned 1982, bridge removed shortly thereafter.
Lost Timber stringer bridge over unknown tributary of Soap Creek on former N&W/Wabash RR
Demolished

Wabash Village Creek Bridge (Wapello County, Iowa)
Bridge abandoned 1982, sold to local land owner??
Abandoned through truss bridge over Village Creek on former Wabash RR
Derelict/abandoned

Walnut Street Bridge (Roanoke, Virginia)
Built 1928; resurfaced in 2009.
Concrete arch bridge over N&W Railroad on VA 116 in Roanoke
Open to traffic

Wauponsee Glacial Trail Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1902 by the Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. a derailment in a unknown year damaged the eastern truss and was replaced with a pony plate girder.
Pratt through truss bridge over Kankakee River on Wauponsee Glacial Trail (formerly Norfolk & Western Railway )
Open to pedestrians

Wauponsee Glacial Trail Bridge 2 (Will County, Illinois)
Former Norfolk & Western RR Bridge
Deck plate girder bridge over IL102 & Forked Creek on Wauponsee Glacial Trail (former Norfolk & Western RR)
Open to pedestrians

West Fork of Twelvepole Creek Bridge (Wayne County, West Virginia)
Built 1907
Plate girder bridge over West Fork of Twelvepole Creek on Old N&W Railroad (CR 52/55)
Open to traffic

West Fork Twelvepole Creek Bridge (Mingo County, West Virginia)
Pony plate girder bridge over West Fork Twelvepole Creek on Old NW Railroad Bed Rd. (CR 3/05)


Winchester Bridge (Adams County, Ohio)
Built 1975
Deck girder bridge over Elk Fork on Norfolk & Southern Railroad